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Ohio Jewish chronicle. (Columbus, Ohio), 1976-12-16

Ohio Jewish Chronicle. (Columbus, Ohio), 1976-12-16, page 01

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VOL. 54 NO. 52
DECEMBER 16,1976 • KISLEV 24
U.S. F-15s Due In Israel Soon
By Yitzhak Shargil
TEL AViy, (JTA), - Israel is planning a cere¬ monial welcome for .the first of 25 F-15 (Eagle), jet inter¬ ceptors, purchased from the United. States at a cost of $625 million, due. to , be delivered here shortly: The F-15, one of the most sophis¬ ticated combat planes in the world, is described as 20 years ahead of the F-4 Phantom jet with-respect to> its performance capabilities and equipment. ' ' The initial consignment consists of F-15s that have already seen service in the U.S. -Air-Force but were thoroughly renovated and serviced for delivery to Israel. Premier- Yitzhak Rabin,,Chief of Staff Gen. Mordechai ,Gur, Air'Force- ' Commander Gen. Benjamin Peled and other senior of¬ ficers, dignitaries and guests from the U.S. will be on hand when the planes land at an air base in Israel.
These, latest acquisitions of the IsraeJ Air Force w"Ul .constitute the nation's long distance combat arm, TKeF~" 15 has an effective range of 5000 kilometers, sufficient to. deliver significant "pay- loads" to any target in a po¬ tential enemy state.
It can reach jvithease po¬ tential trouble spots as dis- . tant as the Straits of Bab el Ma'ndeb.aithe southern end of/ the Reef Sea. This super¬ sonic, aircraft can develop speeds of oyer Mach. 2,5 and has' an effective ceiling of 67,000 feet.
Equipment includes a
(CONTINUEDON PAGE IS)-
'Mlii-si
hi?
A Feast Of Light And Of Freedom
The late American artist Ben Shahn used the news¬ paper want ads for a canvas when he executed thjg 1965 painting, J'Menorah.^ .With ttw nation'sjiigh jra^. ^emf^ymenrfate7it seems an appropriate backdrop .fortoday.
The menorah with its eight candles (a ninth, called , the "shamesh," is used to light the others) is the cen¬ tral object of the eight-day festival of Hanukah and has - become a symbol for Judaism. Since the days of the Maccabean victory over the Syrians in 165 B.C., Hanukah has been celebrated by lighting candles on a • menorah for eight days as a reminder of the cruse of oil which miraculously burned in trie rededicated temple for eight days instead of one.
While commemorating this event, the Festival of . Lights has become a time to stress the struggle for reli¬ gious liberty against the forces of tyranny and des¬ potism.
RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO Courtesy Kennedy Galleries.' New York
Rabin Urges Withholding Judgement On Vance's Possible Mideast Policy
By Tuvia Me'ndelsbh
JERUSALEM,, (JTA}._-- Premier Yitzhak Rabin urged Israeli. personalitites and news media Dec. 6 to withhold any pre-judgement of U.S. Secretary of Sfate-. designate Cyrus Vance with respect to his possible posi¬ tion on the Middle East. "I would advise everybody to be careful not to judge a per¬ son by things which we are not even sure he said," .Rabin told a meeting of the Labor Party's Jerusalem district council. • He referred specifically to a report in Yediot Achfdnot claiming- that "Vance* lias
stated that the U.S. would have to exert "heavy pres- ' sure" on Israel to obtain con; cessions for a peace settle*- ment. "'I know Cyrus Vance and I would not like the im¬ pression to be gained that
- Israel or its communications Media has already passed judgement on him," Rabin said. He added that when Vance takes office "we will meet him and hear his points of view."
Rabin stressed Israel's ties with the U.S. He said
- America supports Israel but that doesn't_ mean that "states or leaders in other states should not have diver¬ gent opinions at some points
with Israel," He said the test would be the support Israel gets on crucial issues.
Rabin also referred to the Arab "peace offensive." He said it was high time Egyp¬ tian President Anwar Sadat and other Arab leaders learned to make a distinction - between true peace and the "end of the state of war," He said that if the Arab leaders „ are not ready for true peace now, "we are willing to . make another interim agree¬ ment to abolish the state of ■war."
He said this was where the government differed from the Likud opposition. "We do.
(CONTINUEDON PAGE 15)
Withdrawal By Israel
Two Arab-Inspired Resolutions Overwhelmingly Adopted by UN
By Yitzhak Rabi (Copyright, 1976, JTA, Inc.)
UNITED NATIONS, .(JTA) — Two Arab-inspired resolutions on the) Middle
- East sponsored by a group of non-aligned countries were overwhelmingly .adopted by fhe General Assembly Dec. 9. They were declared unac¬ ceptable by Israel and force¬ fully rejected by the United States.
Earlier in the day, Israeli Ambassador Chaim Herzog withdrew the draft resolu-
- tion he had introduced in the _ Assembly on Dec. 6 and ex- '' planted the reasons for the
move. The Israeli resolution called for the reconvening of .the Geneva Middle East peace conference "without -delay" with the partici¬ pation of Israel, Egypt, Syria and Jordan under the co-chairmanship of the United States and the Soviet J7Uhirj^"£pjr^um!^ tions without prior condi- . tions on the1 establishment of a just and durable peace in . the Middle East as called for in Security Council Resolu¬ tions 242 or November 22, 1967 and 338 of October 22, 1973."
The first and more ex¬ treme of the Arab-inspired resolutions, L-26, approved by a vote of 91-11 with 29 ab¬ stentions, called for resump- Ition of the peace conference -on the Middle East with the participation of the -Palestine Liberation Or¬ ganization, demanded Israel's withdrawal from all Arab territories and de¬ clared that the fulfillment of Palestinian rights is essen¬ tial to achieve peace in the Middle East.
The second resolution, L- 27, was described by many delegates as "moderate" and, like the first, did not mention the *. Geneva conference. It was approved L122-2 with eight abstentions. Only the U.S. and Israel cast negative ballots. The resolu¬ tion called for convening a - Middle East— peace con¬ ference under United Na¬ tions auspices by the end of March, 1977.
Israel's UN Ambassador, Chaim Herzog, .explaining ' his objections to the second resolution before the voting, ' said that while it indicated a "softening" of attitudes and a move toward Israel's posi¬ tion, regrettably the dele¬
gates of Egypt and Syria had pointed out that the two resolutions must be taken as a whole and this made them completely unacceptable. He charged that the two' resolutions changed the ground rules .of the Geneva conference, proposed a dic¬ tated settlement and were "one-sided, biased and hostile to Israel."
In voting against the first
' resolution, Israel and the U.S. were joined by Den¬ mark, Iceland, Canada,
. Costa Rica, West Germany, United Kingdom, Norway,
■ Nicaragua and The Nether¬ lands. The countries abstain-
• ing included Sweden, Mexico, Venezuela, Luxem¬ bourg, Belgium, Australia,
(CONTINUEDON PAGE 16)
Community To Hear Israeli Judge Speak
Supreme Court Justice Leonard J. Stern has- ex¬ tended an invitation to the community to attend a meet¬ ing, sponsored by the Com¬ munity Relations Committee (CRC) of the Columbus Jew¬ ish Federation, at which time Justice Meir Shamgar, a justice of the Supreme
Justice Leonard J. Stern
■ Court of Israel, will address the community. This meet-
- ing is scheduled for Sunday evening, pec. 19 at 8'at the Esther C. Melton Com¬ munity Services Building.
In extending his invitation,
, Justice Stem noted that as a
past chairman of the Com-
- munity Relations Committee of the Columbus Jewish Federation he now has the, opportunity to join his con-
- cerns as a justice of the Ohio -Supreme Court to his con- ■ -cerns for the interpretation
. of Israel to the community.
Justice Meir Shamgar has .been a justice of the. Supreme Court of Israel since 1975, having served as attorney general of Israel from 1968 to 1975. A native of Austria, he immigrated to
(CONTINUEDON PAGE 12)
NEW YORK, (JTA) — Israeli Defense Minister Shimon Peres said here Dec. 8 that he was optimistic • that President-elect Jimmy Carter will honor his com¬ mitments to help Israel. He said that Carter had his personal religious beliefs as well as political reasons for this and observed that the next President will not be worse and perhaps better than his predecessors with respect to Israel.
WASHINGTON (JTA) - Senator Abraham Ribicoff (D. Conn.) has accused the U.S. Treasury Department, of having both "failed to implement" and "seriously .undermined" the anti Arab boycott provisions of the Tax Reform Act of 1976. The Treasury Department on Nov. 4 issued "proposed guidelines" interpreting the. anti-boycott measures. The guidelines provide in- ' formation on how American companies can participate in the boycott and, at the same time, continue to take' the tax benefits, Ribicoff charged.
HOLIDAY DEADLINES!
Because of the upcoming holidays, the Chronicle office will be closed on Friday, Dec. 24 and Friday, Dec. 31. Early copy deadlines will be in effect for the issues of Dec. 30, 1976 and Jan. 6, 1977. Copy must be in our . offices as follows: y FOR DEC. 30 ISSUE—NOON, THURS., DEC. 23 FOR JAN. 6 ISSUE— NOON, THURS., DEC. 30 The above deadlines will be strictly adhered to. Adver¬ tising deadlines will not be affected.
Chanukah Oreetinqs.From The Staff Of The Ohio Jewish Chronicle
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!fi;'
OfflOJEWI
BRONICLE
Zjl\// Scrvl"9 Columbus and Central Ohio Jewish Corrlmunlty tor Over 50 Yeart ^S?A\K
LI BRAKY, OHtQ HISTORICAL SOC ,:i-l98^.YELM^ AVE.,. ,-~
.l.i.jequu.0. 43£U, ;
VOL. 54 NO. 52
DECEMBER 16,1976 • KISLEV 24
U.S. F-15s Due In Israel Soon
By Yitzhak Shargil
TEL AViy, (JTA), - Israel is planning a cere¬ monial welcome for .the first of 25 F-15 (Eagle), jet inter¬ ceptors, purchased from the United. States at a cost of $625 million, due. to , be delivered here shortly: The F-15, one of the most sophis¬ ticated combat planes in the world, is described as 20 years ahead of the F-4 Phantom jet with-respect to> its performance capabilities and equipment. ' ' The initial consignment consists of F-15s that have already seen service in the U.S. -Air-Force but were thoroughly renovated and serviced for delivery to Israel. Premier- Yitzhak Rabin,,Chief of Staff Gen. Mordechai ,Gur, Air'Force- ' Commander Gen. Benjamin Peled and other senior of¬ ficers, dignitaries and guests from the U.S. will be on hand when the planes land at an air base in Israel.
These, latest acquisitions of the IsraeJ Air Force w"Ul .constitute the nation's long distance combat arm, TKeF~" 15 has an effective range of 5000 kilometers, sufficient to. deliver significant "pay- loads" to any target in a po¬ tential enemy state.
It can reach jvithease po¬ tential trouble spots as dis- . tant as the Straits of Bab el Ma'ndeb.aithe southern end of/ the Reef Sea. This super¬ sonic, aircraft can develop speeds of oyer Mach. 2,5 and has' an effective ceiling of 67,000 feet.
Equipment includes a
(CONTINUEDON PAGE IS)-
'Mlii-si
hi?
A Feast Of Light And Of Freedom
The late American artist Ben Shahn used the news¬ paper want ads for a canvas when he executed thjg 1965 painting, J'Menorah.^ .With ttw nation'sjiigh jra^. ^emf^ymenrfate7it seems an appropriate backdrop .fortoday.
The menorah with its eight candles (a ninth, called , the "shamesh," is used to light the others) is the cen¬ tral object of the eight-day festival of Hanukah and has - become a symbol for Judaism. Since the days of the Maccabean victory over the Syrians in 165 B.C., Hanukah has been celebrated by lighting candles on a • menorah for eight days as a reminder of the cruse of oil which miraculously burned in trie rededicated temple for eight days instead of one.
While commemorating this event, the Festival of . Lights has become a time to stress the struggle for reli¬ gious liberty against the forces of tyranny and des¬ potism.
RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO Courtesy Kennedy Galleries.' New York
Rabin Urges Withholding Judgement On Vance's Possible Mideast Policy
By Tuvia Me'ndelsbh
JERUSALEM,, (JTA}._-- Premier Yitzhak Rabin urged Israeli. personalitites and news media Dec. 6 to withhold any pre-judgement of U.S. Secretary of Sfate-. designate Cyrus Vance with respect to his possible posi¬ tion on the Middle East. "I would advise everybody to be careful not to judge a per¬ son by things which we are not even sure he said," .Rabin told a meeting of the Labor Party's Jerusalem district council. • He referred specifically to a report in Yediot Achfdnot claiming- that "Vance* lias
stated that the U.S. would have to exert "heavy pres- ' sure" on Israel to obtain con; cessions for a peace settle*- ment. "'I know Cyrus Vance and I would not like the im¬ pression to be gained that
- Israel or its communications Media has already passed judgement on him," Rabin said. He added that when Vance takes office "we will meet him and hear his points of view."
Rabin stressed Israel's ties with the U.S. He said
- America supports Israel but that doesn't_ mean that "states or leaders in other states should not have diver¬ gent opinions at some points
with Israel," He said the test would be the support Israel gets on crucial issues.
Rabin also referred to the Arab "peace offensive." He said it was high time Egyp¬ tian President Anwar Sadat and other Arab leaders learned to make a distinction - between true peace and the "end of the state of war," He said that if the Arab leaders „ are not ready for true peace now, "we are willing to . make another interim agree¬ ment to abolish the state of ■war."
He said this was where the government differed from the Likud opposition. "We do.
(CONTINUEDON PAGE 15)
Withdrawal By Israel
Two Arab-Inspired Resolutions Overwhelmingly Adopted by UN
By Yitzhak Rabi (Copyright, 1976, JTA, Inc.)
UNITED NATIONS, .(JTA) — Two Arab-inspired resolutions on the) Middle
- East sponsored by a group of non-aligned countries were overwhelmingly .adopted by fhe General Assembly Dec. 9. They were declared unac¬ ceptable by Israel and force¬ fully rejected by the United States.
Earlier in the day, Israeli Ambassador Chaim Herzog withdrew the draft resolu-
- tion he had introduced in the _ Assembly on Dec. 6 and ex- '' planted the reasons for the
move. The Israeli resolution called for the reconvening of .the Geneva Middle East peace conference "without -delay" with the partici¬ pation of Israel, Egypt, Syria and Jordan under the co-chairmanship of the United States and the Soviet J7Uhirj^"£pjr^um!^ tions without prior condi- . tions on the1 establishment of a just and durable peace in . the Middle East as called for in Security Council Resolu¬ tions 242 or November 22, 1967 and 338 of October 22, 1973."
The first and more ex¬ treme of the Arab-inspired resolutions, L-26, approved by a vote of 91-11 with 29 ab¬ stentions, called for resump- Ition of the peace conference -on the Middle East with the participation of the -Palestine Liberation Or¬ ganization, demanded Israel's withdrawal from all Arab territories and de¬ clared that the fulfillment of Palestinian rights is essen¬ tial to achieve peace in the Middle East.
The second resolution, L- 27, was described by many delegates as "moderate" and, like the first, did not mention the *. Geneva conference. It was approved L122-2 with eight abstentions. Only the U.S. and Israel cast negative ballots. The resolu¬ tion called for convening a - Middle East— peace con¬ ference under United Na¬ tions auspices by the end of March, 1977.
Israel's UN Ambassador, Chaim Herzog, .explaining ' his objections to the second resolution before the voting, ' said that while it indicated a "softening" of attitudes and a move toward Israel's posi¬ tion, regrettably the dele¬
gates of Egypt and Syria had pointed out that the two resolutions must be taken as a whole and this made them completely unacceptable. He charged that the two' resolutions changed the ground rules .of the Geneva conference, proposed a dic¬ tated settlement and were "one-sided, biased and hostile to Israel."
In voting against the first
' resolution, Israel and the U.S. were joined by Den¬ mark, Iceland, Canada,
. Costa Rica, West Germany, United Kingdom, Norway,
■ Nicaragua and The Nether¬ lands. The countries abstain-
• ing included Sweden, Mexico, Venezuela, Luxem¬ bourg, Belgium, Australia,
(CONTINUEDON PAGE 16)
Community To Hear Israeli Judge Speak
Supreme Court Justice Leonard J. Stern has- ex¬ tended an invitation to the community to attend a meet¬ ing, sponsored by the Com¬ munity Relations Committee (CRC) of the Columbus Jew¬ ish Federation, at which time Justice Meir Shamgar, a justice of the Supreme
Justice Leonard J. Stern
■ Court of Israel, will address the community. This meet-
- ing is scheduled for Sunday evening, pec. 19 at 8'at the Esther C. Melton Com¬ munity Services Building.
In extending his invitation,
, Justice Stem noted that as a
past chairman of the Com-
- munity Relations Committee of the Columbus Jewish Federation he now has the, opportunity to join his con-
- cerns as a justice of the Ohio -Supreme Court to his con- ■ -cerns for the interpretation
. of Israel to the community.
Justice Meir Shamgar has .been a justice of the. Supreme Court of Israel since 1975, having served as attorney general of Israel from 1968 to 1975. A native of Austria, he immigrated to
(CONTINUEDON PAGE 12)
NEW YORK, (JTA) — Israeli Defense Minister Shimon Peres said here Dec. 8 that he was optimistic • that President-elect Jimmy Carter will honor his com¬ mitments to help Israel. He said that Carter had his personal religious beliefs as well as political reasons for this and observed that the next President will not be worse and perhaps better than his predecessors with respect to Israel.
WASHINGTON (JTA) - Senator Abraham Ribicoff (D. Conn.) has accused the U.S. Treasury Department, of having both "failed to implement" and "seriously .undermined" the anti Arab boycott provisions of the Tax Reform Act of 1976. The Treasury Department on Nov. 4 issued "proposed guidelines" interpreting the. anti-boycott measures. The guidelines provide in- ' formation on how American companies can participate in the boycott and, at the same time, continue to take' the tax benefits, Ribicoff charged.
HOLIDAY DEADLINES!
Because of the upcoming holidays, the Chronicle office will be closed on Friday, Dec. 24 and Friday, Dec. 31. Early copy deadlines will be in effect for the issues of Dec. 30, 1976 and Jan. 6, 1977. Copy must be in our . offices as follows: y FOR DEC. 30 ISSUE—NOON, THURS., DEC. 23 FOR JAN. 6 ISSUE— NOON, THURS., DEC. 30 The above deadlines will be strictly adhered to. Adver¬ tising deadlines will not be affected.
Chanukah Oreetinqs.From The Staff Of The Ohio Jewish Chronicle
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